Scatter shield vs bellhousing
I was nearly a victim in the early 60's at the old Deer Park WA dragstrip. It was a cold day, a friend of mine and I had driven over in my beater 57 Chev, and parked "movie style" along the spectator fence. We had gone back to the car. He had bought a program, which I never did. For some reason I'd gotten into the pass side and was looking over my friend's program. He yelled, and I looked, just in time to see "Ron's Drive In" gasser blow a clutch. A few seconds later, BLAMBO!!! A big piece of pressure plate had come down between the two cars, leaving a big gouge in about a 58-59 Cad parked beside us. I kept that piece for years, it finally got lost.
A 292, by the way, was a popular overbore for a Chev 283
About the same time, a friend had a 55 Chev gasser built by a guy here in Coeur d Alene. It was a nice car, 409 4 speed, held some records at the old Deer Park strip I am told. They blew a clutch out of that thing. This was back in the day when people were still "getting by" at smaller strips with the old Ansen cast scattershields. Well that thing scattered. I don't recall if the bell itself broke, but it broke the bolts off the block I believe.
I was nearly a victim in the early 60's at the old Deer Park WA dragstrip. It was a cold day, a friend of mine and I had driven over in my beater 57 Chev, and parked "movie style" along the spectator fence. We had gone back to the car. He had bought a program, which I never did. For some reason I'd gotten into the pass side and was looking over my friend's program. He yelled, and I looked, just in time to see "Ron's Drive In" gasser blow a clutch. A few seconds later, BLAMBO!!! A big piece of pressure plate had come down between the two cars, leaving a big gouge in about a 58-59 Cad parked beside us. I kept that piece for years, it finally got lost.
A 292, by the way, was a popular overbore for a Chev 283
About the same time, a friend had a 55 Chev gasser built by a guy here in Coeur d Alene. It was a nice car, 409 4 speed, held some records at the old Deer Park strip I am told. They blew a clutch out of that thing. This was back in the day when people were still "getting by" at smaller strips with the old Ansen cast scattershields. Well that thing scattered. I don't recall if the bell itself broke, but it broke the bolts off the block I believe.
